It’s my intention to start curating a weekly wrap of interesting railway based news (of a both real and modelling persuasion). So here’s this weeks interesting stories:

Modelling

• Pendolino in N have set up a ground funding website to make an N-Gauge model of the Virgin Pendolino 390’s.
• Loco Yard are running their traditional Advent Calendar feed…
• …as are OO Rail.
• A man has created the best (or worst?) Christmas jumper which includes a working model railway as seen in The Metro.

UK Rail

• The Londonist have created a Medieval Tube Map of Ye Olde Ancient London destinations.
• They’ve also ran a pole on who should get the armrest on trains…
• London Bridge Station is to start an extensive 3 year remodeling program over the Christmas period. Expect Disruption.
• London Reconnections are running a challenging transport themed Christmas Quiz! Entrants could win limited edition 1:120 models from the Corgi Railways Legends collection.
• TfL have announced their ‘Ticket Hall Transformation Schedule.’ (Or job cuts to you and me).
• Geoff Marshal takes a sneak peak at the ongoing work to revamp Tottenham Court Road station for Crossrail.
• A petition to save Ashburton Station is on 38 Degrees.
• The UK Rail network continues to get busier…
• …and more expensive.